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January 2014 LVI-5
Six-second viral Vines take the Internet by storm By Tina Huynh FOR THOSE students who don’t know what Vines are, they are six-second clips of people dancing, singing, or doing absolutely anything for that short period of time. They’re absolutely unpredictable and even though they’re short, a lot of them tend to have major plot twists at the end that make kids want to watch the same video over and over again. It seems like everybody has been intrigued or insanely obsessed with watching these videos. Even some Lancers are getting involved and making their own Vines. “When I make my own Vines, they’re mostly just random stuff. My favorite Viner is Matthew Espinosa because he’s funny, and he doesn’t care what he does. I
watch them mostly every day, and my favorite ones to watch are the funny ones,” Jadira Hueramo (10) said. Vines are known for being funny and making people laugh to no end. They can make kids laugh for hours and still make them come back to watch more. “I like funny Vines the most because it makes me happy, and I get to laugh. That’s why I like Brent Rivera -- he’s funny and relatable,” Rachel Terrazas (10) said. But not everyone checks up or follows Vine just for the funny videos. “My favorites to watch are Jack & Jack, Liane V, Cameron Dallas, and Simone Shepherd. They’re all funny and attractive. I watch them every day, but my favorite
types to watch are six-second covers,” Tommy Chau (10) said. “I like to watch dancing Vines. I like the way they move. My favorite Viners are Nash Grier and Brent Rivera, even though they don’t dance. I like Nash because his little sister is so cute and Brent is so funny and relatable. I don’t watch Vines much because I’m mostly on Twitter, honestly,” Margarita Garcia (10) said. There are thousands of Vines to watch and most kids have a pretty hard time just picking one particular person to make as our favorite. There’s so many to choose from and they’re all so amusing to watch, so picking one favorite isn’t an option anymore. “I have way too many favorites! I love Mr. Carter, Matthew Espinosa, Taylor Caniff, Nash Grier,
Josh Kwondike Bar, Jack & Jack, and Cameron Dallas. I just love all of the Magcon family, really. I can’t pick just one. They’re all really cute and funny. It’s hilarious watching them… it’s the best thing ever,” Samantha Gonzalez (10) said. They’re often worth a smile. “I watch them literally every night. I stay up till midnight watching them and fall asleep in math class, but it’s worth it. My favorite type of Vines to watch are the one’s where they’re really dumb and funny at the same time. Where they can just go up to a stranger and hug them or something. Something really weird,” Gonzalez said. Vines are an old/new social network that has people hooked, but they’re not exactly complaining either.
Art Night Photos by Angel Figueroa
There are thousands of Vines to watch, and kids are trying to pick just one to watch at a time.
Slacker seniors face academic consequences By Brenda Nguy MANY seniors around Granger High School are relaxing and enjoying the hard work they have put in for the last three years. They aren’t having to worry about anything, while others who slacked off freshmen, sophomore or junior years are spending their last year getting credits together and trying to graduate in time. Matthew Gamonal (12) was behind on credits. He finished two packets for English in the summer, which was a nuisance when he wanted to be having fun instead of going to school. “Technically I had to do only one packet because I passed the test on the first English packet,” Gamonal said. He is on track to earn a district diploma but is bare-
ly getting by with 20.50 credits, but students need 27 credits to walk at graduation. “I don’t regret slacking off or anything. I had the time of my life in high school, and I wouldn’t want it any other way,” Gamonal said. Daisy Gutierrez (12) regrets not going to school and not turning in assignments on time. Because she procrastinated, she has to work extra hard her senior year just to graduate. She is making up 15 packets, and as of right now, she has eight packets to go. She failed science, English, geography, and world civilizations. And because she failed these classes, she wasn’t able to take drivers ed sophomore year, and still can’t because she doesn’t
have enough space in her schedule. Luckily for Gutierrez, her three years of taking French count as an English credit. She also finished four packets in the summer, but it cost her $25 each. “If I could go back in time I would go to school and do my assignments like I was supposed to, so I wouldn’t be in this situation, because the classes are easier than doing all of these packets,” Gutierrez said. She didn’t give up, because she had no other option. Her parents want her to graduate. Getting all credits together and being on top of things make everything so much easier for students like Wahkoowah Bia (12) did. Bia is graduating early be-
cause he completed all his credits and is done with school. Students like Bia who want to graduate early should talk to their counselors before senior year begins. The counselor will create a schedule filled with all the classes needed to finish early by the second semester, but these students need to be caught up on credits, of course. “Hard work does pay off. With all the left over time I’ll have because I don’t have school anymore, I think I might get a second job or just sleep all day,” Bia said. Students who don’t slack off and get all of their credits together have easy-going and fun senior years. However, students who choose to slack off will be stressing out the whole year.
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